Clayton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
8% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. There are 110 jobs in Clayton Township; 428 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Clayton Township itself; outside it, Quincy draws the most (26%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clayton Township and work: the main findings
Clayton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Clayton Township is Quincy, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (113) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Clayton Township is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Clayton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clayton Township has about 590 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clayton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 428 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Clayton Township
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who commutes out of Clayton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 422 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Clayton Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Clayton Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clayton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the trip to work from Clayton Township ends
Where Clayton Township clocks in
26% of workers
12% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
72% of the jobs in Clayton Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clayton Township, 2014 → 2024: 98 → 110. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clayton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Clayton Township
The biggest share goes to Camp Point Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clayton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $65,682 |
| Pea Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Concord Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Northeast Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Camp Point Township | 4% | C | A | 20 min | $66,182 |
| Columbus Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Huntsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pea Ridge Township, Concord Township, Columbus Township and Huntsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Northeast Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clayton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Clayton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clayton Township?
$65,682 (±$20,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clayton Township?
9.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clayton Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clayton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (26%, 23 mi), Mount Sterling (12%, 12 mi), Springfield (6%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Clayton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clayton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clayton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.